Changhua vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changhua	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2382	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$346	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	83	31
😀 Quality of life	70	59
🏙️ Population	221K	120K

The cost of living in Changhua is 2% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6410th and 6471st ($888 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Taiwan and Thailand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4187th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Pattaya

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	Changhua	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.13	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.1	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.32%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6718	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6962	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.42	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17071	$12044

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$957
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$879
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$889
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$709
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$910
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$937
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$882
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$941
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$910
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1108
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$796
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1257
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$841
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$997
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$630
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$668
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$634
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$903
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$723
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$656
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$654
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$682
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$698
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$634
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$602
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$465
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$464
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$763
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$673
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$589
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$610
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$697
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$665

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514